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If you're new to Ahrefs and want to run your first SEO audit, the fastest path is: open Site Explorer, enter your target URL, review the Overview for a health snapshot, then dig into Organic Keywords, Top Pages, and Site Audit to find specific problems. From there, build a short prioritized to-do list instead of trying to fix everything at once.

This tutorial walks through that workflow using a realistic starting scenario, explains what the numbers mean, and shows how to turn findings into actions.

Before You Start: Pick a Narrow Scope

A common beginner mistake is auditing an entire large website on day one. The reports become overwhelming, and you can't tell which issues matter.

Instead, choose one of these starting points:

• A single important page (your homepage or a key product/service page)
• A small site (under ~50 pages, e.g., a personal blog or small business site)
• One section of a bigger site (e.g., /blog/)

For this tutorial, assume you're auditing a small business site with about 30 pages. The same steps scale up later.

You'll need an Ahrefs account to follow along. Ahrefs offers paid plans, and pricing and feature limits change over time, so check the current Pricing page for what's included in each tier before committing.

Step 1: Enter Your Target in Site Explorer

Site Explorer is Ahrefs' core tool for analyzing any website or URL.

1. Open Site Explorer from the top navigation.
2. In the search box, paste your domain (e.g., example.com).
3. Choose the Exact URL or Domain mode depending on scope. For a full-site view, use Domain or Prefix; for a single page, use Exact URL.
4. Press Enter.

You'll land on the Overview report. Don't try to absorb everything — focus on four numbers first.

Reading the Overview Snapshot

Important caveat: Ahrefs' traffic and keyword numbers are estimates based on its own data. They won't match Google Search Console or your analytics exactly. Treat them as directional, not absolute.

Step 2: See What You Already Rank For

Go to Organic Keywords in the left sidebar. This shows queries where your site appears in search results.

Sort by Traffic (descending) to see which pages bring the most estimated visitors. Then look for:

• Keywords ranking in positions 4–15 — these are often the easiest wins. A small content or on-page improvement can push them onto page one.
• Keywords with high volume but low position — potential opportunities if the topic is relevant.
• Irrelevant keywords — if you rank for something off-topic, it may signal thin or mismatched content.

Write down 5–10 of the position 4–15 keywords. These become your first optimization targets.

Step 3: Find Your Best and Weakest Pages

Open Top Pages. This ranks your URLs by estimated organic traffic.

Look for two things:

1. Your top performers — understand what topics and formats work. Can you create more content like this?
2. Pages with traffic but poor rankings — these may need on-page fixes (title, headings, internal links).

If a page gets zero traffic and targets a topic you care about, it's a candidate for a rewrite or consolidation.

Step 4: Run a Technical Site Audit

Now move to Site Audit. This crawls your site and flags technical and on-page issues.

1. Click Site Audit → New project.
2. Enter your domain and set crawl settings (default is usually fine for a small site).
3. Start the crawl and wait for it to finish.

Once complete, you'll see a Health Score and a list of issues grouped by category.

Which Issues to Fix First

Not all issues are equal. Prioritize in this order:

Ignore low-impact warnings (like minor meta description length) until the big items are handled.

Step 5: Turn Findings Into a To-Do List

You now have raw data. Convert it into a short, actionable list. Example:

1. Fix 3 broken links found in Site Audit.
2. Rewrite title tags on 5 pages with duplicate titles.
3. Improve 4 pages ranking in positions 6–12 by adding missing subtopics and internal links.
4. Remove or update 2 thin pages with no traffic.

Keep the list to 5–10 items max for your first audit. Finishing a short list beats starting a long one.

Common Beginner Mistakes

• Chasing every red flag. Site Audit flags many minor issues. Fix what affects rankings and users first.
• Trusting estimates as exact numbers. Ahrefs data is modeled, not measured from your analytics.
• Auditing a huge site too early. Start small to learn the interface.
• Ignoring search intent. A page can be technically perfect but still fail if it doesn't match what searchers want.
• Forgetting to re-crawl. After fixes, run Site Audit again to confirm improvements.

Where to Go Next

Once your first audit is done:

• Compare with competitors using Site Explorer's Competing Domains and Content Gap reports.
• Track keyword rankings over time with Rank Tracker.
• Explore backlink opportunities in the Backlinks and Link Intersect reports.
• Set up recurring Site Audit crawls so new issues surface automatically.

Your first audit isn't about perfection — it's about building a repeatable habit: enter a target, read the key reports, pick the highest-impact fixes, and act. Do that once a month and your site's health compounds.

The Minecraft Mural Generator on minecraft-pixel-art.com takes an uploaded image, resizes it to the wall width you choose, and returns a block-by-block plan with a materials list, a PNG preview, and Java commands. Use it when you already have a picture and want a build-ready blueprint; if you'd rather design from a blank canvas, Draw mode is the better fit. Image conversion runs in the browser with no account required.

What the generator produces

After you upload an image and set a wall width, the tool maps pixels to Minecraft blocks and gives you four outputs:

• Block plan — a grid showing which block goes in each cell, meant to be followed while building.
• Materials list — the block types and counts your plan requires, so you can gather supplies before starting.
• PNG preview — a flat image of the result to check the look before committing.
• Java commands — commands you can run in-game to place blocks, useful for large murals where manual placement is slow.

The site also offers a 3D preview and QR sharing so you can open the plan on a phone while building.

Step-by-step workflow

1. Prepare the image. Choose a picture with clear shapes and limited colors. Pixel art and simple logos convert more cleanly than photos with fine gradients, because each pixel becomes one block.
2. Upload and set wall width. The width you enter determines the grid resolution. A wider wall means more detail but far more blocks — doubling the width roughly quadruples the block count.
3. Review the palette. The tool assigns blocks to colors. Check whether the chosen materials are ones you can actually obtain in your world; survival players should favor blocks they can craft or mine in quantity.
4. Check the materials list and block counts. This is the step that prevents abandoned builds. Compare totals against what you have stored, and swap palette entries for cheaper or more available blocks if a count is unrealistic.
5. Preview, then build. Use the PNG preview and 3D view to confirm the design reads correctly at a distance. Then follow the grid in-game, or use the Java commands for placement.

Choosing between the main workflows

A practical tip from the site: start with a small 8×8 pattern that has a numbered grid and a checked shopping list, then open it in Draw mode to customize it. Small tests reveal palette problems before you invest in a large mural.

Common snags

• Block counts balloon at large widths. Decide your wall size based on how many blocks you're willing to place, not the other way around.
• Palette mismatches. A color may map to a block you don't have or can't get. Adjust the palette before building rather than substituting mid-build.
• Photos with gradients. Fine shading doesn't translate well to discrete blocks; simplify the image first or accept a stylized result.

Once your plan and materials are confirmed, the build itself is mostly execution — the generator's job is to make that execution predictable.

minecraft-pixel-art.com is a browser-based toolkit for planning and building Minecraft pixel art. It serves two main workflows: Blueprint mode, which converts an existing image into a block-by-block plan with materials and counts, and Draw mode, which lets you design from a blank canvas using Minecraft blocks directly. Image conversion runs in the browser with no account required, and finished plans can be shared via QR or exported as Java structure files. It suits players who want a build-ready plan before gathering materials, whether starting from a picture or from scratch.

What the site actually does

The site is organized around getting from an idea or image to an in-game build. Its own framing is "Make Minecraft pixel art your way," with a choice between starting from a picture or starting from an idea.

Blueprint mode: from image to block plan

This is the entry point for most people. The flow described on the site is:

1. Upload an image in the browser (no account needed).
2. Choose a wall width for the mural.
3. Adjust the palette to materials you can realistically gather.
4. Review the plan: block grid, material list, block counts, and a PNG preview.
5. Build from the grid, or export/share the result.

The site also offers a Minecraft Mural Generator that produces a block plan with materials, a PNG preview, and Java commands, plus a 3D preview so you can see the result before building.

Expected result: a numbered grid and a checked shopping list you can follow block by block. The site's own tip is to try an 8×8 pattern first, then open it in Draw mode to customize it.

Draw mode: designing from scratch

Draw mode opens a blank canvas where you paint with Minecraft blocks directly. Use it when you have a design in mind rather than a reference image, or when you want to edit a converted blueprint. The site positions this as the option for "full creative control."

Support tools worth knowing

• Material planning: browse textures, compare materials, and shape palettes before committing to a full build. Survival-friendly settings help keep plans practical.
• Voxel Relief Printer: turns a Minecraft texture into a layered voxel relief and shows a virtual printer building it in 3D. This is more of a visualization and experimentation tool than a survival build planner.
• Viewer mode and QR share: send a plan to a phone so you can follow the grid while building in-game.
• Java structure export: export project outputs as .nbt files when the build is ready to leave the browser.

When this site is the right choice

Choose it if you want a plan-first workflow: convert an image or sketch a design, confirm material counts, then build. The browser-based conversion and no-account access lower the barrier for a quick test.

Consider alternatives if you need Bedrock-specific export formats, since the site's documented export is Java structure .nbt, or if you want a full 3D modeling suite rather than grid-based pixel art planning.

A practical first run

Pick a small reference image, convert it at a modest wall width, and check the material list against what you have in storage. If the palette is impractical, adjust it before building. For a first project, the site's suggested 8×8 pattern with a numbered grid and shopping list is a sensible scale to test the whole workflow end to end.

The Voxel Relief Printer is a tool on minecraft-pixel-art.com that turns a Minecraft texture into a layered voxel relief and then shows a virtual printer building that relief in 3D. Use it when you want to see a texture as a physical, depth-layered object before committing to a build; use Blueprint or Draw mode instead when your goal is a flat block grid you can follow block by block.

What the tool does

Based on the site's own description, the Voxel Relief Printer takes a Minecraft texture as input and produces a layered voxel relief. A 3D preview then animates a virtual printer constructing the relief, so you can watch the layers stack up rather than just viewing a finished model.

That makes it a preview and exploration tool first. It helps you judge how a texture reads once it gains depth — which parts become raised, how layers stack, and whether the result looks right from an angle.

How it differs from the flat workflows

The site organizes its main paths around two flat workflows, and the Voxel Relief Printer sits alongside them rather than replacing them.

The practical distinction: Blueprint and Draw produce plans you follow while placing blocks in a flat grid. The Voxel Relief Printer produces a depth-oriented preview. If you need a material list and a numbered grid to build from, the flat workflows are the fit. If you want to see how a texture behaves as a layered object, the printer is the fit.

Where it fits with the voxel art overview

The site points newcomers to an isometric voxel art overview for composing a standalone island scene, and to a worked blueprint with a material list for grid-based building. The Voxel Relief Printer belongs to that same 3D, scene-oriented side of the site: it is about form and depth, not about counting blocks for a wall mural.

A reasonable sequence for a scene project: explore the texture in the Voxel Relief Printer to settle on the look, then move to planning tools to shape a palette, and finally use Blueprint or Draw for the actual block plan.

When to choose it

Choose the Voxel Relief Printer when:

• You have a Minecraft texture and want to see it as a layered, three-dimensional relief.
• You want a visual preview of how depth changes the design before you build.
• You are composing a standalone scene and need to test form, not produce a material list.

Choose Blueprint mode instead when you have an image and want a block-by-block plan with materials and counts. Choose Draw mode when you want to sketch a design from a blank canvas using Minecraft blocks directly.

One note on access: the site states that image conversion runs in the browser with no account required. That statement covers the conversion workflow; the page evidence does not specify separate access terms for the Voxel Relief Printer, so treat its requirements as unconfirmed until you open the tool.

Use Blueprint mode when you already have an image and want a block-by-block plan with a material list; use Draw mode when you want to sketch or design from a blank canvas using Minecraft blocks. The site itself frames the split this way: Blueprint is for starting from a picture, Draw is for starting from an idea. A practical middle path is to generate a pattern in Blueprint, then open it in Draw mode to customize it.

The two workflows side by side

When Blueprint mode is the right choice

Pick Blueprint when the hard part is translation, not creativity. If you have a reference image — a logo, a character portrait, a photo — and you mainly need to know which blocks go where and how many of each to gather, conversion saves you from counting pixels by hand.

The site describes this path as: convert an image into a block grid, adjust the palette, and gather the exact materials shown in your plan. The Mural Generator follows the same logic at wall scale — upload an image, choose a wall width, and get a block plan with materials, a PNG preview, and Java commands.

Blueprint also suits survival players who need a shopping list before committing to a build. The planning tools include shopping lists, block counts, palette filters, and survival-friendly settings.

When Draw mode is the right choice

Pick Draw when the hard part is the idea itself. If you are designing something that doesn't exist as an image yet — a custom sign, a floor pattern, a small statue face — a blank canvas with Minecraft blocks directly is faster than drawing elsewhere and converting.

Draw mode is also the better fit when you want to iterate on a design by hand: change a few blocks, test a palette swap, and see the result immediately in block terms rather than pixel terms.

How each mode handles palettes, counts, and grids

• Palettes: Blueprint starts from your image's colors and lets you adjust the palette afterward. Draw starts from the blocks you choose to paint with. Either way, the site's texture and palette tools let you browse textures, inspect block states, and curate practical material sets before a full build.
• Block counts: Blueprint produces the material totals as part of the plan. In Draw, counts follow from what you paint, so treat the canvas as the source of truth for your design.
• Grid guidance: Both modes are built around building from a grid. If grid building is new to you, the site points to a worked blueprint and material list as an example before you start.

Switching between modes

The site explicitly suggests a hybrid: try an 8×8 pattern with a numbered grid and a checked shopping list, then open it in Draw mode to make it your own. Use this when you want Blueprint's speed as a starting draft but Draw's freedom for the final design — for example, converting a small icon, then hand-editing the face or outline so it reads better at block scale.

Other paths worth knowing before you commit

• Voxel Relief Printer: turns a Minecraft texture into a layered voxel relief and previews a virtual printer building it in 3D. Choose this for depth and display pieces rather than flat wall art.
• Viewer mode and QR share: send a plan to your phone to follow while building in-game.
• Java structure (.nbt) export: export project outputs when the build is ready to leave the browser.

A quick decision rule

Ask one question: does the design already exist as an image? If yes, start in Blueprint, adjust the palette, and use the material list to gather blocks. If no, start in Draw. If it half-exists — you have a rough reference but want to change it — convert in Blueprint first, then open the result in Draw mode and edit from there.